Reform social partnership process - KennyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said that if social partnership is to retain its legitimacy, increasing concerns about the growing…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Consultants angry over new dealIrish hospital consultants have claimed that health service management is not interested in negotiating a new contract for doctors…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Bus drivers approve Labour Court proposals to end disputeDublin Bus services are expected to return to normal today after drivers voted to accept a new Labour Court recommendation aimed…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Unions suspend planned strike at Aer LingusThe planned strike at Aer Lingus that had threatened to cause major disruption for tens of thousands of passengers this week …Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Special Labour Court talks in bus disputeManagement and unions at Dublin Bus will today attend a special session of the Labour Court aimed at resolving the dispute which…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
Progress in HSE 'light bulb dispute'The dispute between electricians, fitters and plumbers and hospital management over the changing of light bulbs and other issues…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Siptu asks Ictu to back all-out picket of Aer LingusSiptu has applied to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) for an all-out picket at Aer Lingus.Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Fourth day of bus strike loomsTens of thousands of Dublin Bus passengers face a fourth day without services as the strike by drivers at the Harristown garage…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to suspend staff who take part in stoppagesAer Lingus has said that it will suspend ground operation and cabin crew staff who are members of Siptu from the payroll from…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Labour Court intervenes as bus row drags onThe chairman of the Labour Court, Kevin Duffy, has intervened in the dispute at Dublin Bus which has left around 60,000 passengers…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Bus drivers 'sorry' for passengersJust inside the gates of the Harristown bus depot, a dozen or so double-decker buses stood, immobile in the morning sun.Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Dublin Bus fears dispute may spread to other depotsDublin Bus has expressed concern that the dispute at its Harristown garage in north Dublin could escalate and affect other depots…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Howlin says HSE needs skilled managementThe former Labour Party minister for health Brendan Howlin has said the Health Service Executive (HSE) was not functioning well…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Union chief warns of low pay rises for public sectorThe general secretary of the largest public sector trade union has has said that many members could wind up getting nothing at…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
60,000 face disruption as Dublin Bus services hitDublin Bus has said that up to 60,000 passengers could face disruption today as a result of industrial action by drivers at the…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
McCarthy warns of need for public service innovationThe public service is "under-managed" despite criticism of the levels of administration that currently exist, according to the…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Ictu calls for budget to improve the working family's lotThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called for the Government to give priority to working families in next month's …Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Unions say calls for pay control are not credibleTrade union leaders and the Opposition yesterday criticised Government calls for workers to exercise wage restraint just weeks…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Workplace influences pregnancy decisionsWorkplace policy and culture significantly influence the decisions made by women facing a crisis pregnancy, a conference in Dublin…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Minister was warned in 2005 of Portlaoise 'shambles'The Minister for Health Mary Harney was warned by a senior doctor in a letter over two years ago that radiological services at…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Unite outlines agenda ahead of new talksThe country's second-largest trade union has said that five conditions, including a new method for determining pay increases, …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
HSE escalating electricians' dispute - unionThe Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) has said that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has significantly escalated…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Up to 2,000 HSE staff covering for maternityThe Department of Health has estimated that up to 2,000 staff are employed in the health service on a temporary basis to provide…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
HSE set to recruit consultants on interim basisA deal appears to be close between medical organisations and health service management which would allow the HSE to begin recruiting…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
LRC talks continue over MoneypointTalks were continuing last night at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid to avert industrial action at the country'…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Union may picket Moneypoint stationA trade union has said it will place pickets at the ESB generating station at Moneypoint in Co Clare from tomorrow morning if…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Siptu says no talks with Aer Lingus until pay freeze liftedSiptu has said it will not enter into discussions on a controversial €20 million cost-saving plan at Aer Lingus until a pay freeze…Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots expected to endorse deal brokered by LRCPilots at Aer Lingus were last night expected to endorse a new agreement reached in the early hours of yesterday morning between…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus deal: what it meansThe new deal between Aer Lingus management and the trade union Impact and the Irish Airline Pilots' Association means that the…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
US pilots offer Aer Lingus colleagues $1m in aidAs talks at the Labour Relations Commission between Aer Lingus management and pilots' representatives aimed at averting a threatened…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Pensions, Belfast dominate pilots talksTalks continued at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) last night between management of Aer Lingus and pilots' representatives…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Trains to run as normal as strike called offTrains will run as normal today as a threatened one-day strike was called off late last night.Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
One-day strike to hit major rail routesThousands of rail passengers face disruption on Monday as a result of a planned 24-hour stoppage by line inspection and maintenance…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus flights may be grounded within daysAnalysis: The warning by Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion that its pilots will face suspension from next week unless…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Talks to agree consultant contracts get under wayTalks get under way today between health service management and medical organisations in the latest attempt to agree a new contract…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Ibec urges unions to be 'champions for change'The employers' body Ibec has said that non-union companies can implement change much faster and more effectively than those that…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Siptu leader signals own support for social partnership processSiptu conference: The general president of the country's largest trade union, Siptu, has signalled his personal support for …Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Trade union leader warns of 3% cut in HSE budget next yearThe country's largest trade union, Siptu, has warned that the health service is facing further spending cuts next year.Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Siptu claims employers using job agencies to erode pay dealsSiptu has claimed that employers are using the growing phenomenon of obtaining staff through employment agencies to undermine…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
37-hour week is proposed for hospital consultantsHospital consultants in future should work a 37-hour week, according to proposals put forward late last night by the independent…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Union may hold ballot at Aer LingusCabin crew at Aer Lingus are to consider balloting on industrial action in response to a controversial pay freeze put in place…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Siptu wants law to protect shop stewardsThe country's largest trade union, Siptu, has called for legislation to protect shop stewards from victimisation.Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Unions call for extra funds for health servicesTrade unions in the health sector have called on the Government to provide supplementary funding to end the current round of …Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus freeze forces pace of changeBackground: By introducing an immediate pay freeze for its 3,700 staff, Aer Lingus is seeking to force the pace dramatically…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus poses threat to partnership - Siptu chiefThe president of the country's largest trade union Siptu has said that if social partnership is to survive, Government and employer…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Plan for new cost savings at Aer LingusAer Lingus will confirm over coming days its intention to press ahead with the implementation of a controversial cost saving …Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Agreements 'not protecting all workers'It is no longer true to say that all workers are being protected by the terms of national agreements, the leader of the country…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
Siptu president warns on future pay dealsJack O'Connor, general president of Siptu, believes that in future workers may be more sceptical of economic forecasts by experts…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
Doctors unhappy with new contractSenior doctors will be advised to reject a new contract unless significant changes are made, say negotiators representing the…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
100 pilots willing to moveAbout 100 pilots at Aer Lingus have written to management at the airline expressing an interest in operating from its planned…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
